Bowling-alley.



AJ. KEMPLEN.

BOWLING ALLEY.

APPLICAHON FILED APR. 2. |904.

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A. 1. KEMPIEN.

BOWLING ALLEY. APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1904.

v 191327965 Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

\ lll/1111110 TSTTED STATES CDFFTQE AUGUST J. KEMPTEN, 0F ST. PAUL,MINNESGTA.

BOWLING-ALLEY.

mareas.;

ldowling-Alleys,#ofV which the following isa specification.

.My invention relates to improvements in bowling alleys and has for itsprimary object the setting of pins accurately and quickly with. aminimum amount oi hand labor and to produce a device that willaccomplish these results which is simple and inexpensive in constructionand edicient and edective in operation.

To the above ends my invention consists of atrame mounted to move in adefini-te path at or near thepitend of the alley, one

position which said frame is adapted to assume being substantiallyhorizontal a short distance above the floor of the alley. This frame isformed with spaces through which said pins are guided by the frame intocorrectly set position on the floor of the alley7 said spaces beingpermit. the trarne rising through an arc without disturbing the pinsafter they have been set. The trarne may also be provided with means forswinging it out of-position over the pins.

My invention further consists of the features or"v construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more particularly described andclaimed'. .l l ln the accompanying drawing formingl part ofl thisspecification; Figure l is a plan view of a detail of the pit end of abowling alley, showing the pin setting frame in low 4 ered position;Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line X-X of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectionof a detail showing the pin settingframe in raised position, land Fig. 4is a longitudinal sectional View of a detail,y showing said framelowered, and Fig. 5 is a section of an alternative construction.

Tn the drawings A indicates the floor of a bowling alley, B the pit andC-C the return ways for the balls. Secured to the v wall 7 of thealley'way by means of hinges 6 is a triangular :trame Dihaving openings'2 through which the pins 3 may be set. The

frame is provided withlegs t and arms 5p the pins are always set in thesame place. lln accordancewith thek patentstatutesll Ailio-y to whichthe hinges 6 are Asecured so z that Specication of Letters Patent.

pins have been set.

suitably shaped to Patented Apr. 27, lltllli.

application aiea aprilia 190e. seriarno. 201,209.

tally above the iloor as illustrated in Fig. 2 or may be swung up intosuperior position asillustrated in Fig. 3. Fart of the openings 2 areelongated at V8 away from the hinged end ofthe frame so that when theframe is swung up into superior position the pins are not disturbed. Theopeningsare spaced apart and'clustered in the form ot a triangle to spotthe pins according to the rules and regulations generally adopted -bybowlers. A catch 9 is pvoted at 10 on the wall 7 and is adapted toengage the frame and hold it when raised in superior position. Thiscatch has a spring ll and a stop l2, said spring serving to hold thecatch tightly engaged with the `frame but allowing the catch to bedisengaged from the frame when desired. `The stop 12 serves to limit themovement of the catch caused bygthe spring l1.

ltecesses 13 in the wall 7 are formed to receive the frame out of theway after the rlvhe frame Dv may be made out of a thin plate of metal orany other suitable material and it is obvious that it may be of skeletonform. when desired. As illustrated in Fig. 5 the frame iscounter-balanced by an over -head weight Ll which is secured by means ofa rope or cable 15 traveling over sheaves 16, to the frame Dthrough theperforated lug 17 on its side. By means of this counter balance theweight of the frame D is relieved so that the frame may be liftedmoreeasily by the operator.

ln use the frame D is lowered until it stands by its legs upon the loorof the alley. The pins'are then'inserted through the openings 2, theframe serving to spot the pins accurately on the floor ofthe alley. Thetrame is then raised leaving the pins undis' turbed standing upon saidfloor. The frame may also be used in the following manner with equaledectiveness. The pins are placed upon the door in approximate positionfor,y playing without the use of the trarne,

The pins are thus only approxi- .mately correct in position, it notbeing possible to always set them in exact position.

Theftrame'isthen lowered thus adjusting.

thepins until they assume exactly correct position. The frame is .thenraised leaving the pins undisturbed and correctly spotted on' the floorot the alley. lin this manner' Q y u 1,137,635

` have described the principles of operation of "of thej ileyproper"'without"disturbing said my .invention together vyvit'h,n theapparatils f "pifn's,l which I now consider to"'repre/sent'V the bestvv"J'G'Lflho-Wiing Sal/Ieyi-fcomprising in com-v 60 embodiment thereof butI desretohave` it v bignatioinjan alley Hoor having a wail at oneunderstood that the constructiony showi`11`""i'""`"' idega'svvingingframe pivoted clear of said only illustrativeand that thefinveiltipn,.icy i allyfviooryfoij spotting pins, said frame 'bebeearriedout bv'othe'ineans andlapplie iigadmted'f*to swing up from'y.thefalley; to uses other than those abovey seti-forthwithf,-hs-iooi';an.v asaidfevvalL- being formed Withl a re- 65 in thescope of the following Claims. cess into which saidrame is received whenHavng'deser-bed-rny inventio-1i,i`- wh til? .the latter is initsuppermostT tposition,,ando

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h alla 70 diag with iliagsnewlframev out of operative fl'iosition,A anda Catch; saidfraiiiefhavingfa: eut-out,portion to' onevl 40 9 .onv the yside of theailey for holdingthe'jv sideof and communicating With'theopening 'frame'insuperior'positioni f' jg *Kil in the frametopermitthesaine being moved 4:.' Apparatus ofthe'class-sety forth,coinj eeiytoione side oi-thepin,

1 A, prising, 'n'Combination;fanaliey--proper; 410. Inxaibowiingaiieywaya pin,1 ,spotter 100 i swinging frame pivoted oieanof'fsaidallyframe having an opening, the marginof` said v proper forvr spottingfthe"pins'g' saidy frame-ff openingfbeing adaptedftoeoncide with the hav-mpenlngs infwhohfthej-pins ya'eyrei sideV wall" off-alpin ftofspot saidpin, said ceivey elongatedjtoperniit thefram'efswinf fj' margini-beingextendedinjpnedireetion to? ving,up"Without,diearranging" thep'iiifs-Sandfl permitl said; -ainehein ovedtoone side means for suporti'n-g'said frame'abovefthe f of Asaid pin.- .wi A E 50'f1ooi of the aleyfproperfjwhenfinflow/ered InLtestinion-y-. erffl have signediny`vpositions-f y i Y 5, Apparatii ofthe" il'ass'lls'et' forthgcoinvtvvo'fsnif)'serihingziivitnessfsgirr'isingfnficoffi .aswingingfmmepivoiea itarffwsaid ai1ey. A, Wt-WST@ F proper forVspotting` the' pins', said ,frarnek ,'Witnesse's:

havingfopeningsf/to yieeive'fthe 'pins felon; BoEsEi, gated to-permitthe-frame s'wii,igingfici-eaif@y

